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Rebelle rally3/24/2023 ![]() I can sort of drive a stick shift, and sort of change a tire. Naïve enthusiasm seemed like a perfectly legitimate qualification to enter a highly-detailed endurance event requiring a complex Venn diagram of skills I didn't possess While she knows her way around a racetrack (opens in new tab), she didn't know how to read a map. My teammate, Jaclyn Trop, is an auto reporter who reviews luxury cars, but we both quickly realized that her professional expertise didn't translate into real-world driving and car maintenance knowledge. "Winning" never crossed our minds we just hoped to finish without killing the Jeep-or one another. My team's combined experience was…limited. They want to win, but they're not there to prove how fast they can go." "Women think about the rules and the challenge. "Women excel in endurance events," she explained. It demanded endurance, accurate navigation, and communication. But the Rebelle isn't a race, she reminded us daily. "Most automotive events are designed from a man's perspective," Miller said, meaning that they're usually speed races, where the goal is to get from Point A to B as fast as possible. She was determined to create an event where women could test their mettle. Why Your Next Trip Should Be on a Motorcycle (opens in new tab) Kind of like an adult female Eagle Scouts on steroids, or Survivor meets The Amazing Race in the American West. We weren't allowed phones, GPS, or outside help. This all called for a set of navigation skills no one uses anymore-unless you're a sailor or a fifth grader prepping for a social studies test. We had to plot them on our topo maps, then use geometry to strategize how to get from one to the next. The goal: Rack up as many as possible.Įvery morning we were given a list of checkpoints to find that day (one day there'd be 12 another day, 22), defined solely by their latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates. Each was worth a certain number of points. Black checkpoints, the most difficult to find, weren't marked at all. Large green flags marked the easiest-to-find checkpoints smaller blue flags identified intermediate ones. Throughout the course, 140 checkpoints were hidden behind broken-down mine shacks, just beyond hairpin turns, deep inside mountain crevices, and sometimes, blessedly, directly on the route. Registration for the 2023 Rebelle Rally is now open.This all called for a set of navigation skills no one uses anymore-unless you're a sailor or a fifth grader prepping for a social studies test. Enjoy every sunrise, and enjoy every sunset.” “Take what you’ve learned from the Rebelle: put the phone down and look up. ![]() You have to make an effort to be present,” she said. Emily Miller, founder of the Rebelle Rally, left the competitors with wise words as they returned to their lives outside the rally, “The world is more distracted these days, relationships are more separated. They won $5,000 towards their charity of choice, Girls Who Code.Īs the gala wrapped and people danced under the tent, the washes at Glamis Dunes danced, too - beginning to run with rainwater. And the Team Spirit Award, which is voted on by Rebelle staff and competitors, went to Team 133 with Suzi McBride and Heidi Dillard. ![]() ![]() The Rivian-backed team will have $5,000 donated (in their name) to their chosen charity. The Rookies of the Year award went to Lily Macaruso and Alex Anderson for being top finishers at the Rebelle Rally, and for placing fourth in the highly- competitive 4X4 class. And Team 152 came in third, with Becky Brophy and Samantha Barber. Team 188, with Laura Wanlass and Maria Guitar, came in second place. Team 129 took first place overall, making Nena Barlow and Teralin Petereit back-to-back winners at Rebelle.
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